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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Learning Curve.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The question "Which do you like better, State or Carolina?" refers to
(a) Two local towns.
(b) University football teams.
(c) Two different titles for one football team.
(d) Contenders for the Superbowl title.

2. Why is Sedaris offered a job teaching a writing workshop?
(a) The scheduled professor quit at the last moment.
(b) He has been published several times.
(c) He has teaching experience.
(d) He is friends with the department chair.

3. Lou Sedaris busies himself
(a) Chatting with fishermen.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Tanning.
(d) Working equations in the sand.

4. When Mancini insists he name his guitar, Sedaris names his "Joan," after
(a) His mother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His friend.
(d) His sister.

5. Sedaris first compares his speech therapist to
(a) The devil.
(b) A government agent.
(c) A football player.
(d) A supermodel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris justifies viewing soap operas in class by

2. Miss Sampson attempts to illustrate Sedaris' speech problem by

3. What instrument does Sedaris' father choose for him?

4. Sedaris' first artistic success takes the form of

5. Rather than sports, Sedaris states that he and his fellow speech therapy students were more interested in

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